msnbc.com | Kagan defends her decision at Harvard on military recruitment Washington Post The Senate Judiciary Committee opened confirmation hearings for nominee Kagan, who pledged in prepared remarks to support judicial restraint and a "modest" role for the high court. By Alec MacGillis And Amy Goldstein Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan ... Kagan fends off GOP efforts to portray her as a liberal activist Ch » |
msnbc.com | How BP wants to start over in bid to contain Gulf oil spill Christian Science Monitor Even before tropical storm Alex came on the scene, BP wanted to revamp how it collected oil from the leaking well at the center of the Gulf oil spill. Those plans could take shape this week. The Q4000 (left rear) and Discoverer Enterprise (foreground) ... Alex not aiming at Gulf oil spill area _ for now Storm Alex Moves Over Yucatan Away From Spill for Now Oil spill efforts ramp up as storm eyed anxiously |
NBC13.com | Obama to warn U.S. health insurers against rate jumps Reuters US President Barack Obama makes remarks on sm » |
Reuters | BP Tries to Clarify Who Is in Charge New York Times BP officials scrambled on Saturday to say that Tony Hayward, their embattled chief executive, was still in charge of » |
Globe and Mail | BP's Tony Hayward: Gulf oil spill 'never should have happened' Washington Post Obama c » |
Reuters | Oil Executives Tell Committee That BP Spill Is an Aberration New York Times Lamar McKay, the chief executive of BP America, right, and Marvin Odum, the president of Shell Oil Company, arrived to testfiy before a House panel on Tuesday about the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. By JOHN M. BRODER WASHINGTON รข€" The chief ... Obama's personal decision to focus on the spill Obama to address nation on oil spill Amid claims of BP's 'shortcuts,' Obama's speech to stress action, prevention |
The Guardian | Obama's day: Back to jobs, still on the oil spill USA Today Good morning from The Oval. On this day in 1990, the Supreme Court struck down a law prohibiting desecration of the American flag. It's a jobs kind of day for President Obama, along with ongoing concern about the Gulf Coast oil spill. ... With each look at oil flow, the numbers get worse BP shares open higher in London Feds double estimate of oil gushing into gulf |
New York Daily News | Joran Van Der Sloot Confession: 'The Girl Intruded on My Private Life' ABC News Peruvian authorities are pressuring Joran van der Sloot to give them information about the disappearance of Natalee Holloway in the wake of the Dutch playboy's reported confession that he murdered a ... Official: Van der Sloot confesses to Peru slaying Was Flores Snooping about Holloway? Father of missing Alabama teen c » |
Telegraph.co.uk | BP siphons gushing oil, Obama defends his actions Reuters VENICE, La., June 5 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Saturday defended his handling of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, while BP Plc said it aims to siphon off most of the oil gushing from the ruptured deep-sea wellhead within days. ... President Obama Vows To Support Those Hurt By Spill |
The Hindu | Abbas: Israel performs 'national terrorism' Jerusalem Post By JPOST.COM STAFF Israel is performing national terrorism, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said at the opening of an economic conference in Beersheba on Wednesday. Abbas c » |
